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A dashcam caught the shocking moment police paralysed a man from India after they responded to calls complaining about a ‘skinny black guy’.

Sureshbhai Patel, 57, who doesn’t speak English, was slammed to the ground face-first by an officer when he didn’t respond to commands. But he had committed no crime.

Officer Eric Parker has been arrested after the incident in Madison, Alabama, US.

Patel’s injuries include partial paralysis but he hopes for a full recovery, according to the lawsuit, which argues his civil rights were violated. It seeks an unspecified amount of money.

The Indian government is taking the incident seriously and is ‘extremely disturbed’ by the treatment of Patel.

Police are seen talking to the Indian man after reports of ‘a skinny black guy’ in the neighbourhood (Picture: YouTube)

Syed Akbaruddin, India’s foreign ministry spokesman, said: ‘This is a matter of concern for us, and India and the US as open pluralist societies need to address these issues and find ways in a mature manner so that these are aberrations and are not the norm.’

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Embassy of India spokesman Sridharan Madhusudhanan said in an emailed statement that the office has been in touch with Patel’s family, the doctors who are caring for him and the US Embassy in Delhi.

‘Our understanding of the situation is that while there has been some progress, the medical condition of Mr Sureshbhai Patel is still a matter of concern,’ Madhusudhanan said.

The incident began when a man called police complaining that an unfamiliar man was wandering about his neighborhood and peering toward garages. He said the man had been seen wandering the day before as well.

‘He’s a skinny black guy. He’s got a toboggan on,’ said the caller, who isn’t identified.

He’s then thrown to the ground by police and partially paralysed (Picture: YouTube)

Police arrived in patrol cars within minutes and found Patel walking in his son’s neighborhood.

Video shot from inside one of the cruisers shows two officers walking toward the man on the sidewalk and attempting to talk to him.

Patel appears to try to walk away and one of the officers warns: ‘Do not jerk away from me again.’

One of the officers, neither of whom is identified, restrains Patel by pulling his arms behind his back and then slams him face-first into the ground less than 90 seconds after the confrontation began.